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  "title": "PUNJAB RICE (RESTRICTIONS ON CULTIVATION) ORDINANCE, 1959",
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  "text": "THE PUNJAB RICE (RESTRICTIONS ON CULTIVATION) \r\nORDINANCE, 1959 \r\n(LVIII of 1959) \r\nCONTENTS \r\n1. Short title, extent and commencement. \r\n2. Definitions. \r\n3. Powers to regulate cultivation of rice. \r\n4. Penalty. \r\n5. Jurisdiction of civil court. \r\n6. Power to make rules. \r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n \r\nTEXT \r\n1\r\nTHE \r\n2\r\n[PUNJAB] RICE (RESTRICTIONS ON CULTIVATION) ORDINANCE, \r\n1959 \r\n(LVIII of 1959) \r\n[17 December, 1959] \r\nAn \r\nOrdinance \r\nto regulate the cultivation of rice in the Province of \r\n3\r\n[the Punjab]. \r\nPreamble.– WHEREAS in order to check the increase of water -logging, salinity, \r\nseepage and the resultant damage to land in the P rovince of \r\n4\r\n[the Punjab] , it is \r\nexpedient to regulate the cultivation of rice in the Province in the manner hereinafter \r\nappearing; \r\n NOW, THEREFORE , in pursuance of the Presidential Proclamation of the \r\nseventh day of October, 1958, and in exercise of all po wers enabling him in that \r\nbehalf, the Governor of West Pakistan is pleased to make and promulgate the \r\nfollowing Ordinance:– \r\n1. Short title, extent and commencement .– (1) This Ordinance may be called \r\nthe \r\n5\r\n[Punjab] Rice (Restrictions on Cultivation) Ordinance, 1959. \r\n \r\n6\r\n[(2) It extends to the whole of the Province of  \r\n7\r\n[the Punjab] , except the \r\nTribal Areas.] \r\n \r\n8\r\n[(3) * * * * * * * * *   ] \r\n2. Definitions.– In this Ordinance– \r\n(i) “Board of Revenue” means the \r\n9\r\n[Board of Revenue,  Punjab], \r\n                                                           \r\n1This Ordinance was promulgated by the Governor of West Pakistan on December 16, 1959, published in the Gazette of West \r\nPakistan (Extraordinary), dated December 17, 1959, p p. 1895-1896; saved and given permanent effect by Article 225 o f the \r\nConstitution of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan (1962). \r\n2Substituted for the words “West Pakistan” by the Punjab Laws (Adaptation)  Order, 19 74 (1 of 19 74) (w.e.f. 14.8.1973), \r\npublished in the  Punjab Gazette (Extraordinary), dated November 20, 19 74, pp. 1425-A-1425-PP, Article 2(1) read with \r\nSchedule, Part III, Serial No. 31. \r\n3Ibid. \r\n4Ibid. \r\n5Ibid. \r\n6Substituted by the West Pakistan Laws (Extension to Karachi) Ordinance, 1964 (VII of 1964), published in the Gazette of West \r\nPakistan (Extraordinary), dated May 25, 1964, pp. 1679-1688, s. 2 read with Schedule, Serial No. 31. \r\n7Substituted for the words “West Pakistan” by the Punjab Laws (Adaptation)  Order, 19 74 (1 of 19 74) (w.e.f. 14.8.1973), \r\npublished in the  Punjab Gazette (Extraordinary), dated November 20, 1974, pp. 1425-A-1425-PP, Article 2(1) read with \r\nSchedule, Serial No. 31. \r\n8Omitted by the West Pakistan Rice (Restrictions on Cultivation) (Amendment) Ordinance, 1969 (X of 1969), published in the \r\nGazette of West Pakistan (Extraordinary), dated July 10, 1969, pp. 1107-1108, s. 2. \r\n9Substituted for the words “Board of Revenue, West Pakistan” by the Punjab Laws (Adaptation)  Order, 19 74 (1 of 19 74) \r\n(w.e.f.14.8.1973), published in the Punjab Gazette (Extraordinary), dated November 20, 1974, pp. 1425-A-1425-PP, Article 2(1) \r\nread with Schedule, Part III, Serial No. 31. \r\nas established under the \r\n1\r\n[Punjab] Board of Revenue Act, 1957; \r\n(ii) “Government” means the \r\n2\r\n[Provincial Government of the Punjab]. \r\n3. Powers to regulate cultivation of rice .– \r\n3\r\n[(1)] The Board of Revenue may, \r\nby notification, prohibit or impose such restrictions on the cultivation of rice in such \r\narea as may be specified in the notification: \r\n Provided that a cultivator shall be entitled to gather the standing crop raised \r\nby him before the issue of such notification. \r\n \r\n4\r\n[(2) The Board of Revenue or any Officer authorised by it in this be half \r\nmay, in the interest of operations for reclamation of land, relax, in respect of any \r\nspecified area, estate or holding, the prohibition or all or any of the restrictions \r\nimposed on cultivation of rice under sub -section (1), for a period not exceeding three \r\nyears.  \r\nExplanation.– For the purposes of this section the expressions “estate” and \r\n“holding” shall have the meaning respectively assigned to them in the \r\n5\r\n[Punjab] Land \r\nRevenue Act, 1967.] \r\n4. Penalty.– Whoever contravenes the provisions of this Ordin ance or the rules \r\nmade or directions issued thereunder shall, on a complaint made in writing by any \r\nRevenue Officer, be punished with fine which may extend to ten times the land \r\nrevenue assessment chargeable for the crop or simple imprisonment not exceedin g \r\nsix months or both. \r\n5. Jurisdiction of civil court .– No civil court shall have jurisdiction to entertain \r\nany claim, suit, prosecution or any other legal proceedings for anything done, or \r\nintended to be done in good faith under the provisions of this Ordi nance, or the rules \r\nmade and directions issued thereunder. \r\n6. Power to make rules.– For the purposes of carrying into effect the provisions \r\nof this Ordinance, the Board of Revenue may frame rules and issue such directions \r\nin the form of Standing Orders as it may deem fit. \r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n                                                           \r\n1Now it is “the Punjab Board of Revenue Act, 1957 ” as t he word “Punjab” substituted for the words “West Pakistan” by the \r\nPunjab Laws (Adaptation) Order, 1974 (1 of 1974) (w.e.f. 14.8.1973) , published in the Punjab Gazette (Extraordinary), dated \r\nNovember 20, 1974, pp. 1425-A-1425-PP, Article 2(1) read with Schedule, Part III, Serial No. 31. \r\n2Substituted for the words “Government of West Pakistan” by the Order ibid. \r\n3Re-numbered by the West Pakistan Rice (Restrictions on Cultivation) (Amendment) Ordinance, 1969 (X of 1969), published in \r\nthe Gazette of West Pakistan (Extraordinary), dated July 10, 1969, pp. 1107-1108, s. 3. \r\n4Added by the Ordinance ibid. \r\n5Now it is “the Punjab Land Revenue Act, 1967” as the word “Punjab” substituted for the words “West Pakistan” by the Punjab \r\nLaws (Adaptation) Order, 1974 (1 of 1974) (w.e.f. 14.8.1973),  published in the Punjab Gazette  (Extraordinary), dated \r\nNovember 20, 1974, pp. 1425-A-1425-PP, Article 2(1) read with Schedule, Part III, Serial No. 90.",
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